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The Story of the Militari Neighborhood in Bucharest: From the Soldiers’ Training Commune to the Largest Community of Sector 6

Bucharest is a city of contrasts, of layers of history laid one over another, and of neighborhoods that have repeatedly changed their identity. A telling example is Militari, located in the western part of the capital. Today, Militari is seen as one of the most populated and dynamic areas of Sector 6, but few know that its story began in a complete...

Bucharest, a Shopper’s Paradise: Where Are the Biggest Malls

Bucharest has become one of the most dynamic cities in Central and Eastern Europe in terms of modern retail development over the past two decades. No fewer than 30 shopping centers, with an average leasable retail area of 39,000 square meters, have been built in the capital, excluding traditional stores such as Cocor or Unirea Shopping Center. Toda...

The Disappearance of Prince Mircea of Romania, the Alleged Fruit of the Love Between Queen Marie and Prince Barbu Știrbey

In the early weeks of the year 1913, during a tense period for Romania caught between the two Balkan Wars, the royal family welcomed a new member: Prince Mircea, the sixth child of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie. The birth of a desired child and the beginning of a tragic storyThe little one was the much-longed-for “youngest,” so deeply desired by h...

Churches in Bucharest Demolished by the Communists. Nicolae Ceaușescu Ordered Their Destruction After 1977

No other period in modern Romanian history brought such devastating losses to cultural and spiritual heritage as the systematization plan imposed by Nicolae Ceaușescu after the 1977 earthquake. Massive demolitions targeted not only entire residential neighborhoods but also churches, historical monuments, and architectural ensembles of great value....

9 awesome things you’ll want to know about Bucharest

Bucharest is more than Romania's capital. It's more than the People's House, busy traffic, hurried people, Cotroceni, Herăstrău and the Triumphal Arch! Bucharest is story, history, love, past and future!Here are some cool things worth knowing about Bucharest, whether you live in the capital or are just passing through:Bucharest - the first city in...

Autumn-scented workshops in Bucharest – October 2025

October in Bucharest smells of dried leaves, wood, and something slightly nostalgic. The city slows down, cafés get quieter, and people start looking for smaller, warmer spaces. This is when the creative workshops come alive — those where you work with your hands, inhale the scents of wax or clay, and forget, for a couple of hours, about the outsid...

How the National Museum of Romanian Aviation Was Born: From the Aerial Observers’ School to the Pipera Military Airfield and Smaranda Brăescu’s Record

Hidden in the northern part of Bucharest, behind old industrial buildings on Fabrica de Glucoză Street, the National Museum of Romanian Aviation is more than just a collection of aircraft—it is a living chronicle of the nation’s aeronautical history. From the dream of flight to a space of aeronautical memoryThe location was not chosen by chance: mo...

Bucharest in the rain: 7 places worth taking shelter

When the rain starts — drops tapping on the asphalt, umbrellas opening like camera shutters, people pulling up their hoods — the city changes tempo. Sidewalks empty, traffic freezes, and the best refuges turn into small urban islands of calm. Here are seven places in Bucharest where it’s actually worth hiding when the rain catches you.1. Veranda Ma...

Botanical Garden: serenity and beauty right in the city center

Bucharest is a colorful city, a mosaic of old and new, a place of dance between historic brick buildings and glass skyscrapers. It's a city where past and future shake hands on a street corner, and in the midst of this contrast, nature and greenery make their place in a space created more than 150 years ago - the Dimitrie Brandza Botanical Garden!B...

The Palace of Parliament: the greatest symbol of power, from its beginnings to the icon of Bucharest

Bucharest - the city steeped in history, watched over by the stone colossus - the Parliament Palace. Bucharest abounds in tourist attractions, witnesses to history, more or less well known. But if we are to talk about the Palace of Parliament - there is not a Romanian who does not know it, nor a foreigner who has walked through the streets of Bucha...